It looks like the Mets have more interest in Livan Hernandez than they’ve been letting on. Livan is Orlando Hernandez’s hefty half brother. Both Rotoworld and Mark Hale of the Post are reporting some serious interest in the very mediocre innings eater. Livan Hernandez’s agent, Greg Genske, said the Mets are among the teams who have shown interest in the free-agent right-hander. Hernandez, who is Orlando Hernandez’s half-brother, went 11-11 with a 4.93 ERA this [...]

From the looks of things, it’s safe to say that the Paul Lo Duca era is over in New York. There will be no more Volare` or Smoke On The Water blasting from the Shea Stadium sound system. Paul Lo Duca has been handed his hat by Omar Minaya. He may lead you to believe things are cool with Lo Duca negotiations, but nothing can be further from the truth. Even Lo Duca’s agent will [...]

Last night during the SNY broadcast of Mets Hot Stove, David Wright who was a guest had plenty to say about the collapse, his gold glove, and his future with the Mets. The most telling part of his interview was when he was asked about what the Mets needed most. His reply was "Johan Santana would be a nice start, and Dan Haren wouldn’t be so bad either." I hope Omar was watching… Speaking about [...]

The Mets who were spurned last night by Jorge Posada, reportedly had discussions with Seth Levinson who represents not only Posad, but Luis Castillo and Ramon Castro as well. The Daily News reports that a potential 2-year deal is in the offing for backup catcher Ramon Castro. Castro had his finest season as a Met last year and proved to be not only a capable backup for Paul Lo Duca, but a valuable bat off the [...]

We’ve spent a lot of time pondering the question of who will be the New York Mets’ catcher when they report to Spring Training in 2008. Most fans, including me, hoped that it would be Paul Lo Duca, but now everything seems so hazy at best. Our friend Mark Hale of the NY Post, had this to say this morning in his column. There’s not much contact right now between the Mets and Paul Lo [...]

The clock is ticking, and at midnight tonight the Mets will no longer have exclusive negotiating rights with any of their own free agents. Two of those free agents are second baseman Luis Castillo and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Ramon Castro. The Houston Astros are expected to make a strong effort to sign Luis Castillo and are viewed as the favorites among the other teams that are expected to pursue the top second baseman in [...]

It was kind of a busy day as far as baseball news goes today. First, MLB.com reports: Dustin Pedroia was named the American League Rookie of the Year Award today. Pedroia became the first Red Sox player to win the trophy since Nomar Garciaparra did so in 1997. Pedroia was listed first on 24 of the 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city and second on the other four to total 132 points. [...]

In a recent poll, 58% of Mets fans don’t want the Mets to trade Milledge. I’m not exactly sure, but I bet that back in April less than half that amount would have voted to hang on to Milledge. I’m one of them. I understand how important it is for the Mets to address their shortcomings in the bullpen and in the rotation, but trading Milledge to fill those holes may not be in the [...]

  Before Mets Merized, there was Mr. Met on Myspace, and today we are proud to say that we have now eclipsed 20,000 friends. WOW! We want to thank the thousands and thousands of Mets fans from all over the country for making this site and our partner sites on Myspace what they are today! So as a special treat, we have chosen one of our most special friends on Myspace to share her latest blog entry [...]

Kevin Kernan of the Post, had an interesting article in which he makes a strong case for going out and trading for the A’s Dan Haren. Pitching is the root of the Mets’ problem. They do not have the young arms in their system that the Yankees have. They have not overpaid to get the best arms in the draft and as a result no young starter stands out. Kevin Mulvey is the best of [...]